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The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.

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Defense puts Bulldogs over Rantoul

BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs scored the most second-half points Friday at Lincoln, but could not recover from a huge first-half deficit and suffered a 66-36 loss to the Railsplitters. After intermission, M-S held a 23-20 edge in points scored. Lincoln limited the Bulldogs to six first-quarter points and carried […]

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Normal West ends Mahomet-Seymour win streak

By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour went scoreless in the first quarter of Thursday’s home game against Normal West and dropped a 63-40 non-conference girls’ basketball decision to the Wildcats. Normal West carried a 35-11 lead into halftime. Two freshmen led the Bulldogs in scoring. Savannah Orgeron tallied 12 points on the […]

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Champaign County Early Voting to begin Feb. 6

In the days before the March 17, 2020 primary election, the Champaign County Clerk’s office will open locations throughout Champaign County to make voting easy and accessible to those casting a vote. Pursuant to Article 19A of the Illinois Election Code, Early Voting for the General Primary will be conducted […]

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Commentary: Questions and Faith

BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com My grandmother was a devout Christian.  After my grandfather passed away in the late 1970s, she moved to Waxhaw, N.C., where she joined the JAARS missionary team. She lived there for almost 20 years, helping to serve groups of people overseas and at home.  She loved to […]